NASA’s rover Perseverance, which reached the Red Planet on February 18, is powered by the PowerPC 750 processor, the same chip that is inside the iconic 1998 iMac G3. According to New Scientist, the Mars Perseverance rover uses the RISC CPUs that Apple went all in on before switching to Intel. The iMac G3 was […]
Every Apple Store location in the US has reopened as of today, roughly two weeks prior to the anniversary of the first store closures due to the coronavirus pandemic that began on March 13th, 2020. The news, reported by 9to5Mac this morning, coincides with the last of Apple’s Texas retail stores reopening on Monday. Some stores […]
Today’s update, version 6.0.210124, says it includes “Bug fixes and performance improvements,” but it is a notable update given it’s the first one the app has seen in months. Alongside Gmail, Google Meet, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Calander, and Google Tasks have also received app updates today, with Google Tasks adding new iOS 14 […]
EA has shifted Criterion Games off of its current Need for Speed project to help EA DICE with development on the next Battlefield game. This game, which is currently untitled, is expected to release this Fall on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and it seems DICE needed some extra help getting the game […]
Apple may not announce the 2021 iPhone until the second half of the year, but that hasn’t stopped the rumors. With a new report this week coming out from reputable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a note obtained by MacRumors, Kuo says Apple will release four different iPhone models in 2021 that will come in the […]
Instagram wants more people to go live at once, so today, it’s launching Live Rooms. The feature, which will be available globally, allows four people to video chat in a live broadcast, compared to the previous limit of two. Instagram’s blog post today says it hopes the feature encourages people to start a “talk show […]
Bots on major social media platforms have been hyping up GameStop and other “meme” stocks, according to an analysis by Massachusetts-based cybersecurity company PiiQ Media, suggesting organized economic or foreign actors may have played a role in the Reddit-driven trading frenzy. Shares in GameStop soared last month after Reddit users banded together to squeeze hedge […]
Manufacturers of electronic products, whatever they may be, must carefully prepare their schedules, especially with regard to launches as these events require the coordination of many services. These schedules are often prepared well in advance. Which can have unfortunate consequences. As Motorola today who sees his schedule for the next eight months flee. New Moto […]
French law now requires electronics manufacturers to post repairability scores for their products. The legislation went into effect on January 1, but companies have until next year before regulators begin imposing fines to enforce the rule. Apple and Samsung have already started displaying the labels on their websites (below) and in stores (bottom). French media […]
Project xCloud is the codename of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Cloud Gaming Streaming Service™, which brings together Xbox Live Gold, the Xbox Game Pass for console, and Xbox Game Pass for PC services into a single, far-cheaper subscription model. On top of that, you also get access to cloud gaming, which lets you stream […]
OnePlus 9 series launch in mid-March has been rumoured for a while. We have now received exclusive information from reliable tipster Ishan Agarwal that OnePlus plans to announce as many as four new products in March and at the same launch event. In addition to the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro, the company will […]
The Federal Communications Fee voted unanimously on Thursday to undertake a program that gives emergency reductions of as much as $50 per 30 days towards broadband web service for low-income households. The Emergency Broadband Profit Program additionally gives as much as $75 per 30 days for households on Native American land and a one-time low […]
Virgin Galactic has announced that it is pushing its space tourism program launch date back to “early 2022,” abandoning hopes it would begin the program this year. The announcement came Thursday afternoon in an earnings call. The news follows problems with a disappointing December 2020 launch, when the rocket motor of SpaceShipTwo did not ignite. […]
Google Sleep API is being made publicly available, and this will allow sleep tracking apps on Android smartphones use less power to detect sleep patterns, the tech company said. The Sleep API will be built right into Google Play Services, and will centralise sleep detection processing. It is one the Activity Recognition APIs which, “with […]
Sony will allow the PlayStation 5 to make use of expanded SSD storage from this summer, according to a report in Bloomberg. The functionality is said to be coming in a firmware update that will activate the PS5’s M.2 expansion slot, which is currently disabled. The planned firmware is also expected to allow the PS5’s […]